Do you love a cute and simple Fourth of July craft? Today I will be sharing with you how I took Easter carrots from the Dollar Tree and turned them into cute Fourth of July firecrackers. These are perfect for a dough bowl or any where you want to sprinkle them around the house. I love repurposing items and I couldn’t believe how cute they turned out. As always, you can watch the video replay below, don’t forget to comment #replay on the video so we know you saw it! Now lets get into the craft, all you need is what’s listed below..
Watch video replay: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=360055629558021
FIRSTLY, LETS GET YOU A SUPPLY LIST:
- Easter Carrots (Dollar Tree)
- Ribbon (Dollar Tree)
- Cut up Jeans
- Different styled Fabric
- Hot Glue Gun
- Bendable Wire Stars (Dollar Tree)
- Scissors
- String
SECONDLY, LETS GET INTO MAKING THE CRAFT:
First, I started this Fourth of July craft by taking one of my carrots and wrapping a piece of my jean fabric around it. I used my glue throughout this process to secure the fabric stayed into place. Afterwords, I grabbed my stars and began glueing them to the top of the carrot. Then it was onto the next carrot repeating the same step but with a different style fabric.
THIRDLY, LETS PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THIS FOURTH OF July Craft:
This Fourth of July craft really is so simple. I repeated the above steps with a total of 3 carrots. I used different fabric but glued the wired stars to the top. This really created that firecracker look. Once I had my 3 finished firecrackers, I took some string and tied them together and made a bow. I repeated these same steps with 3 additional carrots. Creating 2 packs of Fourth of July firecrackers.
FINALLY, YOU HAVE MADE A fourth of july craft:
Finally you have made a super simple Fourth of July craft. This craft took me less than 15 minutes to make and I was able to repurpose my Easter decor. My favorite part about this DIY is that you can truly sprinkle these firecrackers any where you want. I ended up placing mine with other patriotic decor and I love it! Overall it’s a simple and a budget friendly Fourth of July idea. I hope you love this idea and that it inspired you. Please check out our blog for more DIY crafts like this. We are also on social media, click here to follow us on our other platforms. Let us know what else you would like to see!
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